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  • ‘Collaborate with Non-Obvious Partners’ – Offshore Energy Industry Talks Innovation and Speeding Things Up 

    30 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Transition

    The offshore wind industry, now the linchpin between several offshore energy industries, is calling for both innovation and accelerating deployment, while also making sure one does not impede the progress of the other.  

  • Nuveen Buys Stake in Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    10 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Nuveen Infrastructure has announced an investment that will see the company acquire a 15 per cent stake in the 731.5 MW Borselle 3 and 4 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands from Partners Group. The transaction will see the fund acquire 15 per cent of the 731.5 MW offshore wind project located 22 kilometres off […]

  • Blauwwind Secures EIB Funding for Borssele Offshore Wind Farm

    14 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved project financing for the Blauwwind offshore wind farm located in the Borssele III and IV zones in the Dutch part of the North Sea.

  • Project Certificate Moves Borssele 3 & 4 to Official Operation

    7 May 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded a project certificate to Blauwwind consortium for its Borssele 3 & 4 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, enabling the project to move into the operational phase. The 731.5 MW Borssele 3 & 4 was officially handed over to the Operations team in February, as all construction phase-related activities had […]

  • Borssele 3 and 4 Fully Up and Running

    18 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 731.5 MW Borssele 3 and 4 offshore wind farm is now fully operational, Blauwwind, the consortium behind the project in the Dutch North Sea, announced during an online Handover to Operations ceremony. The construction of the wind farm, comprising a total of 77 Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines, was completed on-time, with official commissioning on […]

  • Wind Turbine Installation Starts at Borssele III & IV

    26 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine installation works have started at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, according to the Blauwwind consortium’s social media posts. Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus, which will install all 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines, has arrived at the project site on 25 May, according to the vessel’s AIS […]

  • Van Oord Offloads Blauwwind Stake

    12 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has sold and transferred its 10 per cent stake in the Blauwwind joint venture to the renewable energy asset manager Luxcara In 2016, the Blauwwind consortium was awarded the concession to design, construct, operate and maintain the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm. The project is comprised of 77 Vestas 9.5 MW […]

  • Borssele III & IV Produces First Power

    7 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm produced first power early in the morning on 7 August, the Blauwwind consortium informs. “This marks a key milestone in the construction of the project as the first turbine is now generating power and delivering renewable electricity into the Dutch grid”, the developer said. The first of […]

  • Borssele III and IV Consortium Applies For EIB Funds

    6 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Blauwwind II C.V., a consortium behind the Borssele III and IV offshore wind project, has applied for a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the development of the 740MW offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea.

  • Partners Group Raises Borssele Cash

    22 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Private markets investment manager Partners Group has raised EUR 3 billion in the latest round of project fundraising, a portion of which will go towards the 730MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm.

  • Borssele III & IV Stands Complete

    27 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The final of the 77 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines has been installed at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The last turbine was secured on-site on Thursday, 26 November. The final set of turbines will now be commissioned and tested in preparation for full power generation, the Blauwwind […]

  • Van Oord Installs Final Borssele III and IV Foundation

    22 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed the final of the 77 monopile foundations on the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus transported the monopile foundations from Sif’s terminal at Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam and installed them at the site some 22 kilometres off […]

  • The Borssele series: Making of

    18 May 2021
    Contribution

    Over the next few months, Offshore Energy will be taking a closer look into the now operational Borssele offshore wind projects: Borssele 1 & 2, Borssele 3 & 4, and the Borssele innovation site. The three projects – one developed by Ørsted, one by the Blauwwind consortium, and one by the Two Towers consortium – […]

  • TenneT and Blauwwind Sign Borssele III and IV Grid Connection Agreements

    24 October 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TSO TenneT and Blauwwind, the consortium of Shell, Van Oord, Eneco and Mitsubishi/DGE, have signed the grid connection agreements for the Borssele III and IV offshore wind farms situated off the coast of the Dutch province Zeeland.

  • First Borssele III & IV Inter-Array Cable In Place

    14 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed the first inter-array cable on the 731.5MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The cable, provided by Prysmian Group, was installed by the cable-laying vessel Nexus. Located 22 kilometres off the coast of the Province of Zeeland, Borssele III & IV will feature 77 MHI […]

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Project Attracts Major Investor

    8 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Private market investment managers, Partners Group, has signed an agreement to join the Blauwwind consortium developing the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farms as an equity investor on behalf of its clients. 

  • First Borssele III & IV Wind Turbine Installed

    28 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW wind turbines is now standing tall at its designated location at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind site in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The load-out of the first batch of wind turbine components onto Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus started on 24 May. The […]

  • Borssele Beta Offshore Substation Topside Sets Sail

    30 March 2020
    Grid Connection

    The Borssele Beta offshore substation topside has sailed out from HSM Offshore’s yard in Schiedam to the installation site in the Dutch North Sea, TenneT said. The 700MW offshore grid connection is scheduled to be operational on September 1, the Dutch transmission system operator said. Borssele Beta will connect the 731.5MW Borssele III and IV […]

  • First Borssele III & IV Monopile In Place

    25 October 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has installed the first monopile for the 731.5MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm. Van Oord will place a total of 77 monopiles for the Borssele III & IV and two for the innovation site Borssele V. The Borssele III & IV wind farm will be built 22 […]

  • Shell and Blauwwind Partners Eyeing Borssele Stake Sale

    3 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Following news that emerged yesterday, saying the Blauwwind consortium partners (excluding Van Oord) are looking to sell a stake in the 700MW Borssele III & IV project, Offshore WIND contacted Eneco who stated that the partners are exploring options to attract additional investors in the project to free up capital for future offshore wind projects.

  • Borssele Wind Could Power Corporations

    30 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the commercial offshore wind farms in the Dutch Borssele Zone (which also comprises a demonstration site) are looking to sell electricity to corporations, according to Reuters. 

  • Construction on Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Enters Final Stretch

    18 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Around three-quarters of wind turbines have been installed at the 731.5 MW Borssele III and IV wind farm off the Netherlands, MHI Vestas said. The first of the wind farm’s 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines was installed at the site some 55 kilometres off Vlissingen at the end of May. Van Oord’s installation vessel […]

  • EPG Rolls Out First Borssele Platform

    27 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The first external platform produced by Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG) for the 731.5MW Borssele 3 & 4 wind farm is ready for final outfitting, the Polish manufacturer said. In total, EPG will manufacture and deliver 76 external platforms for the project in the Dutch North Sea. The Borssele 3 & 4 wind farm is being developed by the Blauwwind […]

  • Aeolus Takes Off with First Borssele III & IV Monopiles

    24 October 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s jack-up Aeolus has sailed away from the Port of Rotterdam with the first load of monopiles for the 731.5MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm. Aeolus arrived at the Sif terminal on Maasvlakte 2 to load the first monopiles last week. Located some 22 kilometres off the coast of Zeeland, Borssele III & IV […]

  • Borssele III & IV Moving to Construction Phase

    29 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Blauwwind consortium has achieved financial close on the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farms in the Netherlands, moving the project to the construction phase, with the main offshore works due to start in the fourth quarter of 2019. 

  • Rhenus Adds Borssele Beta to To-Do List

    6 March 2020
    Grid Connection

    HSM Offshore B.V. has appointed Rhenus Offshore Logistics B.V. for the commissioning logistics of the Borssele Beta offshore high voltage substation. The 700MW Borssele Beta will connect the Borssele 3 & 4 offshore wind farm to the Dutch grid. Offshore construction on the 731.5MW project started in October 2019, with the commissioning scheduled for 2021. HSM Offshore rolled out […]